Chen Qingzhi

Chen Qingzhi (484-539) was a general of the Liang dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties era of China.

Biography
Chen Qingzhi was given command of only 7,000 troops of the Liang dynasty with which to conquer northern China from Northern Wei in 530, defeating the 70,000-strong garrison of Xingyang and 300,000 reinforcements under Yuan Tianmu and Erzhu Tumo'er. He conquered all of northern China, making him a great general. However, soon after a Wei counterattack retook it, and Chen escaped after shaving his head and pretending to be a monk.